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Jean-Antoine Houdon
Portrait of Giuseppe Balsamo (called Count Alessandro Cagliostro)circa 1786

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Ivory-white plaster or marble portrait bust of a man, head tilted back and turned to the right, wearing a ruffled jabot and open-collared jacket, mounted on a cylindrical pedestal
Marble bust of a man in 18th-century dress, face turned slightly upward, with finely carved curled wig, open collar, and cravat; smooth polished surface against a dark background.
Artist or Maker
Jean-Antoine Houdon
France, Versailles, 1741-1828
Title
Portrait of Giuseppe Balsamo (called Count Alessandro Cagliostro)
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
circa 1786
Medium
Plaster
Dimensions
29 × 21 × 12 in. (73.66 × 53.34 × 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Count Cecil Charles Pecci-Blunt
Accession Number
62.18
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.